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It's weirdly great that you had enough misplaced conviction to motivate you to write a simulation which ended up proving you wrong. It's actually an interestin
by Tomminn 6y ago
It's weirdly great that you had enough misplaced conviction to motivate you to write a simulation which ended up proving you wrong.
It's actually an interesting, possibly general story, that kind of makes me think. Perhaps for certain personality types, misplaced conviction will put you on a higher velocity trajectory toward truth than honest confusion.
- JauntyHatAngle 6y ago>Perhaps for certain personality types, misplaced conviction will put you on a higher velocity trajectory toward truth than honest confusion. The key part of this sentence that makes it true, is the "for certain personality types". I would wager the majority of personality types however, it would put you on a higher velocity trajectory to willful ignorance.
- Tomminn 6y agoFor sure. It's a small fraction of the population whose first instinct to prove themselves right is to do which also has the possibility of also proving themselves wrong.
- chrisweekly 6y agoIt's the story of science! Unlike lawyers or debaters, scientists are delighted when their hypotheses are clearly disproven; this is at the crux of the scientific method, and is essential for discovery of the truth. Assert something falsifiable, then experiment. The truth wins.